martinimadetag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-88922018-03-13T11:51:08-04:00between barren ease and rich unrestTypePadmany things make a posttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d72a69e201b7c9541833970b2018-03-13T11:51:08-04:002018-03-12T16:24:54-04:00Nailed it. I agree: I like that people like this place but it's just not for me. The best parts of the bunny? Mental and intestinal fortitude. Even though I know it would kill me instantly, I still want to...Adrienne Martini

qotd, how else will we learn?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d72a69e201bb09f9d78a970d2018-03-09T11:15:00-05:002018-03-09T11:15:00-05:00"To understand the corruption of the administration*, Mueller is teaching the nation, you have to understand the corruption of the businesses. And to understand the corruption of the businesses, you have to understand the ability of the man to corrupt...Adrienne Martini

"To understand the corruption of the administration*, Mueller is teaching the nation, you have to understand the corruption of the businesses. And to understand the corruption of the businesses, you have to understand the ability of the man to corrupt everything and everyone he touches.

This, of course, includes the country that elected him. Mueller is teaching an awful lesson, but one that is no less important for the view it gives us of our republic and ourselves."

shameless self-promotion: 628 in a series.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d72a69e201bb09f9c1bb970d2018-03-08T17:00:00-05:002018-03-08T17:00:00-05:00This week's Dry Martini column: in which I run a little and rest a lot.Adrienne Martini

This week's Dry Martini column: in which I run a little and rest a lot.

qotd, life goaltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d72a69e201bb09f7c610970d2018-03-02T10:26:00-05:002018-03-02T10:26:00-05:00“I think [Bowie] understood happiness and pleasure really well,” [Laurie Anderson] said, “and also, he wasn’t pushing difficult stuff away. As an artist, he loved stuff that had real pain in it. I thought of him as such a successful...Adrienne Martini

“I think [Bowie] understood happiness and pleasure really well,” [Laurie Anderson] said, “and also, he wasn’t pushing difficult stuff away. As an artist, he loved stuff that had real pain in it. I thought of him as such a successful human being.”

shameless self-promotion, 5 in a seriestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d72a69e201bb09f75490970d2018-02-28T09:25:07-05:002018-02-28T09:25:07-05:00Over at Another Mother Runner: the reason for my silence last week. (Also? The trip was fabulous!)Adrienne Martini

many things make a posttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d72a69e201b7c95046e3970b2018-02-27T14:28:35-05:002018-02-27T14:28:35-05:00Best job at the Olympics. (Related.) It might be time to shift our focus? How to run 100 miles. A thing I have long wondered. Cosign. Mostly for my husband. I kinda want to do this race.Adrienne Martini

qotd, on marriagetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d72a69e201b7c9504719970b2018-02-16T13:46:00-05:002018-02-16T13:46:00-05:00"Know that everyone is doing the best they can with what they got, so get a bigger emotional toolbox to fix your problems." - Kristen BellAdrienne Martini

"Know that everyone is doing the best they can with what they got, so get a bigger emotional toolbox to fix your problems."

many things make a posttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d72a69e201b7c94dc253970b2018-02-13T17:01:00-05:002018-02-13T16:00:10-05:00How you win an election without having a majority of the votes. (And, no, not the Electoral College.) I needed to read this to catch the nuance I was missing. The Queen Victoria Poncy Spaniel. Isochrone maps, y'all. Suffrage: the...Adrienne Martini